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Updated · Food Poisoning Bulletin · Jun 29
CDC Probes Cyclospora Outbreak Sickening 145 in 17 States, Hospitalizing 20
Updated
Updated · Food Poisoning Bulletin · Jun 29

CDC Probes Cyclospora Outbreak Sickening 145 in 17 States, Hospitalizing 20

3 articles · Updated · Food Poisoning Bulletin · Jun 29

Summary

  • At least 145 people in 17 U.S. states have fallen ill in a new cyclospora outbreak, with illnesses starting between May 1 and June 6 and 20 patients hospitalized.
  • New York has the largest reported cluster with 31 to 80 cases, Illinois has 11 to 30, and the other 15 affected states have 1 to 10 each.
  • CDC said all patients who were interviewed ate food in the United States and reported no foreign travel in the 14 days before becoming sick, pointing investigators toward a domestic food source.
  • No specific contaminated item has been identified yet, though local, state and federal officials are investigating multistate clusters during cyclospora's usual May-through-August season.
  • The agency said the true case count is likely higher because some infected people do not seek care or get tested; a Michigan county had separately reported multiple cyclosporiasis cases earlier Sunday.

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